Christ
08-11-07, 07:38 PM
I posted this on mig but Thought I would chance posting it here too!
I recently bought a cavalier TD for the winter months.
The car had sat unused over the weekend, I went to start it on monday and it turned over very slowly but didnt start, I jump started it, drove it 80 miles that night and in the morning it started first time and drove fine
I searched the forums here and found alternators can be a common problem on these engines.
The car has sat all night without moving. I first checked the voltage across the battery, it was >12volts. I turned the key and no battery light came on, I drove the car up some ramps, popped the bonnet and checked the battery voltage while it was running, 12.1volts.
Suggests alternator is bugered? However I let the car idle a while, revved it up, switched it off/on again checked for battery light and it comes on after a few seconds delay, not instant like the oil, brake, glow plug light. I started the car again and the battery was showing 14.5volts whilst running.
Is there any more checks I can do to find the problem?
I recently bought a cavalier TD for the winter months.
The car had sat unused over the weekend, I went to start it on monday and it turned over very slowly but didnt start, I jump started it, drove it 80 miles that night and in the morning it started first time and drove fine
I searched the forums here and found alternators can be a common problem on these engines.
The car has sat all night without moving. I first checked the voltage across the battery, it was >12volts. I turned the key and no battery light came on, I drove the car up some ramps, popped the bonnet and checked the battery voltage while it was running, 12.1volts.
Suggests alternator is bugered? However I let the car idle a while, revved it up, switched it off/on again checked for battery light and it comes on after a few seconds delay, not instant like the oil, brake, glow plug light. I started the car again and the battery was showing 14.5volts whilst running.
Is there any more checks I can do to find the problem?